Multiple choice

Assertion (A) : Rice seeds germinate and begin to grow under flooded conditions.

Reason (R) : Embryos of rice seeds carry out facultative anaerobic respiration.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Rice seeds can germinate under flooded (anaerobic) conditions because their embryos have adapted to carry out facultative anaerobic respiration - they can switch to fermentation when oxygen is limited. The reason correctly explains the assertion.

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